The Best Sandbox Games

Update : Two Point Museum added at rank #29.
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Border Town (2024)

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PC Windows

Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.

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  • building
  • farming
  • sandbox
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • action-adventure
  • shooter
  • survival
  • top-down
  • old-school
  • first-person
  • cartoony
  • simulation
  • adventure
  • magic

2

Noch (2023)

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Android PC Windows

Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world


  • gothic
  • hunting
  • off-road
  • investigation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival-horror
  • thriller
  • demons
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • survival
  • story
  • exploration

3

sand: box (2023)

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Android Linux PC Windows

"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits!


  • electronic
  • automation
  • destruction
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • science
  • pixel
  • logic
  • education
  • physics
  • building
  • old-school
  • bossfight
  • stylized
  • simulation

4

Terraria (2011)

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Android Xbox One Xbox 360 Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile wii u vita Playstation 4 Playstation 3 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Nintendo 3DS Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone stadia

Terraria is an addictive, systems-heavy, 2D sandbox-survival game that offers exploration, crafting, and combat, where you must defeat enemies and gather resources to build increasingly powerful weapons, armor and housing for NPCs. With pixelated visuals, great controls, and sound, Terraria provides hours of entertainment and is a must-have for Minecraft fans looking for something different in this genre.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Pixelated 2D sprites that are beautifully designed
  • Complex systems-heavy gameplay
  • The game has a purpose to serve with the housing of NPCs
  • Great and responsive controls
What could be improved:
  • The game has too many shortcuts and menus, which may overwhelm new players
  • Not a lot of screen space on small touch-screen devices

  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • survival
  • boss
  • inventory
  • adventure
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • multiplayer
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • online
  • zombies

5

DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Put simply, DEEEER Simulator is a “Slow-Life Town Destruction Game”. You can spend your days enjoying a nice, relaxed frolic here and there together with the other animals around town, or you can choose to relieve some stress and absolutely destroy the town and everything in it.


  • sandbox
  • horses
  • parody
  • physics
  • memes
  • destruction
  • funny
  • surreal
  • simulation
  • run
  • third-person
  • truck
  • comedy
  • cute
  • gun

6

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2019)

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Mac OS Playstation 5 Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.


  • sandbox
  • physics
  • funny
  • simulation
  • fantasy
  • war
  • wargame
  • realistic
  • memes
  • historical
  • comedy
  • strategy
  • colourful
  • family-friendly
  • 3d

7

Wobbly Life (2020)

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early access Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Wobbly Life is a lively open world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online and in local co-op, discovering jobs, mini games and story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole wobbly world out there to explore!

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  • cooperative
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • split-screen
  • local
  • physics
  • simulation
  • multiplayer
  • family-friendly
  • child-friendly
  • adventure
  • online
  • life
  • funny
  • 4-player

8

Cloud Gardens (2020)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

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  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • post-apocalyptic
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • meditative
  • experimental
  • procedural
  • simulation
  • atmospheric
  • building
  • challenge-less
  • goal-free

9

Supraland (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows

Supraland is a first-person adventure puzzle game that is a unique blend of genres, with a sandbox setting full of creativity and versatility. You'll explore a vast interconnected world filled with challenging puzzles that are both new and original. Try the demo to see if this game is for you, and if you like it, your progress will continue into the full version!


What we like:
  • Unique and challenging puzzles
  • Rewarding exploration
  • Fun mix of action, puzzles, humor, and silliness
  • Nostalgic appeal for older gamers
What could be improved:
  • Easy to miss crucial item
  • Jumping puzzles in first-person games
  • Confusing level design

  • puzzle
  • sandbox
  • metroidvania
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • platform
  • adventure
  • combat
  • open-world

10

Kill It With Fire (2020)

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Unleash your inner exterminator in Kill It With Fire! You'll be on a hilarious, chaotic mission to eradicate spiders using an arsenal of over-the-top weapons. With hidden upgrades and state-of-the-art tracking technology, this game will keep you on your toes. Can you uncover the secret ending?


What we like:
  • Absurdly entertaining spider-killing action
  • Variety of destructive weapons
  • Hidden upgrades and challenges add depth
  • Effective foreshadowing adds to the narrative
  • Replay value with new equipment
What could be improved:
  • Hidden object gameplay can be repetitive
  • Slow gameplay loop

  • destruction
  • comedy
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • sandbox
  • family-friendly
  • first-person
  • horror
  • physics
  • party
  • funny
  • survival-horror
  • colourful
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter

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